John Kemp (New Zealand footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Gregory Kemp | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Date of death | 28 December 1993 (aged 53) | ||
| Place of death | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Mount Roskill | |||
| International career | |||
| 1960–1962 | New Zealand | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Cricket information | |||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1960/61–1969/70 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 5 November 2022 | |||||||||||||||
John Gregory Kemp (21 March 1940 – 28 December 1993) was an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level[1] and played first-class cricket for Auckland.[2]
Football career
[edit]Kemp made his full New Zealand debut in a 5–1 win over Tahiti on 5 September 1960[3] and ended his international playing career with four official A-international caps to his credit,[1][4] his final cap an appearance in a 4–2 win over New Caledonia on 4 June 1962.[3]
Cricket career
[edit]Kemp played 25 matches for Auckland in the Plunket Shield from 1960/61 to 1969/70, scoring 1,086 runs at an average of 27.15.[2] He made his top score of 108 against Otago in December 1969, after Auckland had followed on, adding 140 for the eighth wicket with John McIntyre.[5]
Death
[edit]Kemp died in a Sydney hospital a week after receiving a second liver transplant, aged 53.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ^ a b "New Zealand Players - John Kemp". ESPN CricInfo. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ a b "A-International Lineups 1980-1989". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ^ "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ^ "Otago v Auckland 1969-70". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Tony McCarron, New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64 – 2010, ACS, Cardiff, 2010, p. 75.